Kitchen utensil.



J. F. RELLINGER.

KITCHEN UTENSIL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1914.

,un II I uumnumm THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH ccL, WASHINGTON, n. C.

Patented May 23, 1916.

' Detroit, in the county of of which the :fo'snrrr r. nnrnnvenn, ornnr'noir, MICHIGAN.

KITCHEN urnnsin'. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osnrn F. RELLINGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at WVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Kitchen Utensils,

following is a specification.

This invention relates to kitchen utensils and has primarily for itsobject to provide a simple and eflicient device which maybe utilized invarious kitchen capacities.

. Another object of the invention is to provide a device which isespecially adaptable for the coring of fruit, suitable meansbeingassociated therewithby which the core is dispelled from the device afterit has been removed from the fruit.

, Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features, andscope of my invention will be more readily understood from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claim forming a part of this specification.

, Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of theutensil constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the plunger for dispelling materials from the tubularmember in which it is mounted.

In the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of thisinvention, an

elongated cylindrical member 5 is provided, one end 6 of which issharpened and pointed to facilitate its penetration in fruit which is vto be cored, said end being further provided with an elongated slot 7,while the opposite end 8 is extended and provided with an eye 9, bywhich it is engaged with a suitable supporting member on the wall or thelike. Mounted on one end of the member 5 in proximity to the hanger 8 isa grater 10, which may be used for the grating of nutmeg, horseradish orthe like, the opposite end of said member being provided with a knife 10which is formed by striking up a portion of the member 5 and sharpeningthe free marginal edge thereof, so as to provide a peeler for fruit orvegetables. The knife element 10' preferably extends in parallelism'withthe slot 7, thereby aifording a maximum cutting blade.

Mounted for movement in the member 5 is a plunger 11, which in thepresent instance is of a cylindrical configuration conformingSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ma 23, 1916.

Application filed May 22, 1914. Serial No. 840,324. r

I to thecontour of said member 5 and is preferably made of wood,although any other desirable material may be used, said plunger havingextending from the outer periphery thereof a shank 12 which extendsthrough an operating handle 13, the latter being engaged at its innerend with a washer or disk 14, said disk being arcuated to conform to theconfiguration of the member 5, so as to be slidable thereon over theslot 7 when pressure is exerted on the handle 13. .The

plunger 11 is used for dispelling materials which gather therein, as forinstance in the coring of apples, the core would lie in the member 5 andby merely actuating the plunger 11, through the medium of the handle 13,in the slot 7, the core will be readily ejected from the member 5. I

Mounted on the outer periphery of the member 5 approximately midway itsends is a cookie mold 15, the marginal edge 16 of which is crimped, saidmold being supported on a member 5 by a loop strap 17, the opposite edgeof the latter being secured to the member in any suitable manner. Thismold not only serves in the capacity above stated, but likewise providesan abutment for the hand of the person using the utensil when it is usedin the capacity of an apple or other fruit corer, it being seen thatwhen the pointed end 6 of the member 5 is penetrated in the fruit, thatpressure may be exerted on the mold 15 in order to facilitate the coringof the fruit.

From the above it is obvious that a simple, efficient, and durableutensil is provided which is inexpensive to manufacture, and isespecially adapted for the coring of fruit, although the other functionsmay be efficiently performed at the option of'the user.

It will be understood that the above de scription and accompanyingdrawings comvprehend only the general and preferred emtudinallyextending bore, a coring blade formed at one end of said body portion,said end portion beingheveledte form a cutting v v point; said bodyprovided with a longitu di' V nal slot open tonne-end thereefefidextehdg" ing from the base bf the 'bevel ah ejector Rslidable in andfitting the Walls of said longiw -tudinal bore, a shank on saidejectorprof I jecting' throligh said slot, and a handleon r sa id shank,whereby said ejector ay be 7 WashJngtOm-DLC. V

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